Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, every Prophet has an ally among the Prophets and surely my ally is my father, Abraham, the intimate friend of my Lord, upon him be peace.” Then, the Prophet recited the verse, “Verily, the closest to Abraham are those …
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Awf ibn Malik reported: I stood with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, to pray at night. The Prophet began to recite Surat al-Baqarah and he would not pass by a verse of mercy but that he would ask for it, nor did he pass by a verse of punishment but …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon, said to me on one of my nights, “O Aisha, leave me to worship my Lord tonight.” I said, “By Allah, I love to be close to you and I love what pleases you.” The Prophet stood up and performed ablution, then stood in …
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Buraydah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Learn Surat al-Baqarah, for adhering to it is blessed, leaving it is sorrow, and the sorcerers cannot defeat it. Learn al-Baqarah and Ali ‘Imran, for they are both the brightly illuminated chapters coming on the Day of Resurrection as if they were …
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Asma’ bint Yazid reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The greatest name of Allah is in these two verses: Your God is one God, there is no God but Him, the Gracious, the Merciful (2:163). As well as the opening of Surat Ali ‘Imran: Allah, there is no God but Him, …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave us the combination of all good and its endings, for he taught us the statements of prayer and the statements of need. The statements of prayer are, “All greetings, prayers, and good things are for Allah. Peace be upon you, …
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‘Alqamah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Verily, there are two verses in the Book of Allah, never does a servant commit a sin, recite them both, and seek forgiveness from Allah but that Allah will forgive him. His saying: Those who, if they behave obscenely or wrong themselves, they …
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‘Abd al-Razzaq reported: A slave girl belonging to Ali ibn al-Husyan, may Allah be pleased with him, poured out some water as he prepared to pray and she dropped the pitcher onto his face causing an injury. She said, “Allah Almighty says: Those who restrain their anger (3:134)!” Ali said, “I have restrained my anger.” …
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Ibn Abbas reported: I spent the night with my aunt Maymunah and I said to myself that I will watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. She laid out a cushion for the Prophet and he slept on the direction of its long side. He awoke and wiped …
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Abu Bakr reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No man commits a sin, then purifies himself in ablution, then prays, and then asks Allah for forgiveness, but that Allah will forgive him.” Then, the Prophet recited this verse, “Those who, if they behave immorally or wrong themselves, they remember Allah and …
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Umm Salamah reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, how often you supplicate saying: O Turner of the hearts, keep my heart firm upon Your religion.” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Umm Salamah, there is no human but that his heart is between the fingers of Allah. Whoever …
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Abdullah ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, raised his head from the last bowing in dawn prayer, saying, “O Allah, curse this person, and this person, and this person,” after he had said, “Allah listens to those who praise him. Our Lord, for you is the praise.” Then, Allah …
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Aws ibn Hudhayfah reported: I asked the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, how they divided the Quran. They said, “Three chapters, then five, then seven, then nine, then eleven, then thirteen, and then al-Mufassal as a single part.” Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 1393 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Ibn …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, recited the verse, “It is He who revealed the Book to you, in which are decisive verses that are the foundation of the Book, and others are ambiguous. As for those in whose hearts is deviance, they follow what is ambiguous from it, …
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Ibn Abbas reported: Abu Sufyan ibn Harb told me that the Byzantine Roman king, Heraclius, called for his interpreter and then asked for the letter of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Heraclius read in it, “In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. From Muhammad the servant of Allah and His …
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, delayed the evening prayer, then he later came out to the mosque to find people waiting for the prayer. The Prophet said, “Are there none among the people of these religions remembering Allah at this hour besides you?” Then, Allah revealed these …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “An era will surely come to people in which a man will not care from where he acquires his wealth, either lawfully or unlawfully.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2083 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: A man among the Ansar embraced Islam and then he became an apostate and joined the idolaters, but he regretted it later. He sent word to his people, saying, “Ask the Messenger of Allah if there is any repentance for me.” His people came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings …
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The souls of martyrs are alive in the bodies of green birds who have their nests in chandeliers hanging from the Throne of the Almighty. They eat the fruits of Paradise from wherever they wish and they nestle among these …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the small space of a whip in Paradise is better than the entire world and everything in it. Recite the verse if you wish: Whoever is delivered from Hellfire and admitted into Paradise has won. What is the life of …
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